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Franklin Tessler

Franklin Tessler, MD

Ultrasound

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Adults

Languages

  • English

About Franklin Tessler

Biography

Please see academic profile

Title

Senior Medical Officer, HSIS

Faculty Appointment

Professor Emeritus

Research Interests

Thyroid ultrasound, particularly thyroid nodules

Awards & Recognition

Radiology Editor’s Recognition Award for Reviewing with Distinction, 2019
Radiology Editor’s Recognition Award for Reviewing with Distinction, 2018
Radiology Editor’s Recognition Award for Reviewing with Special Distinction, 2017
Radiology Editor’s Recognition Award for Reviewing with Special Distinction, 2016
Top Ten Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education, UAB Dept. of Radiology, 2016
Radiology Editor’s Recognition Award for Reviewing with Special Distinction, 2015
Radiology Editor’s Recognition Award for Reviewing with Special Distinction, 2014
Presidential Recognition Award, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2009
Fellowship, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2008
Radiology Editor’s Recognition Award for Reviewing with Special Distinction, 2006
Radiology Editor’s Recognition Award for Reviewing with Special Distinction, 2005
Radiology Editor’s Recognition Award for Reviewing with Special Distinction, 2004
Radiology Editor’s Recognition Award for Reviewing with Special Distinction, 2003
Fellowship, Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound, 2001

Memberships

Radiological Society of North America, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound, American Thyroid Association

Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: UCLA Medical Center, 1984
  • Residency: Jewish General Hospital, 1982
  • Residency: Toronto Western Hospital, 1979
  • Internship: Jewish General Hospital, 1978
  • Medical School: McGill University School of Medicine, 1977

Board Certifications

  • Diagnostic Radiology: American Board of Radiology, 1983